I was a queen in ancient times, no, a maid!

At first, Cheng Yu thought that she didn't dare to dream about the prince. According to her and the prince's identities, they were simply Cinderella and Prince Charming.

But this is ancient times, not a fairy tale.

She could have chosen not to fall in love with the prince, but she didn't expect that he would actually set his sights on her.

The key point is that the prince is of noble status, and she really doesn't know how to refuse.

Men are all narrow-minded. She doesn't care, but if she rejects him, Cheng Yu is worried that the prince will turn around and plot against her brother and family.

Therefore, it is best for her to pretend to be confused now.

When Zhao Shiyan saw Cheng Yu pretending to know nothing, he was suspicious, but then he thought, why would Cheng Yu reject his love for her?

I guess she doesn't understand.

"You can accept what I give you. Or are there some things that I need to make clear?"

Cheng Yu was still pretending to know nothing and rejecting Zhao Shiyan, but she didn't expect that he would ask so directly the next second.

"Cheng Yu, I..."

Before Zhao Shiyan could finish his words, he suddenly heard the voice of the lady calling "brother" not far away.

Cheng Yuru heard the amnesty order and immediately ran away.

Zhao Shiyan frowned, feeling unhappy, but still walked towards his sister.

"Are you all ready?"

Zhao Rulan hummed, "Brother, does my return to the palace this time make things difficult for you? If it's really too much trouble, I can live in the manor."

"Why should I let you live in the manor? You are a legitimate young lady in Prince Jing's mansion. As long as I am here, you will never have to be afraid of anyone."

The maids around naturally also heard Zhao Shiyan's mighty words to protect his sister.

Zhijin quietly pulled down Cheng Yu's sleeve.

"Look at how domineering the prince is. How happy will the woman who can be protected by the prince in the future be."

Cheng Yu echoed, "That's right, the future Crown Prince's Consort will enjoy a happy life."

Before getting on the carriage, Zhao Rulan specifically called Cheng Yu over and gave her some instructions.

"I'm really reluctant to be separated from you suddenly."

"I will send someone to take you to the palace in a few days, and you can go back to see your family."

Cheng Yu hurriedly agreed, "Yes, thank you Miss."

Dingxiang had just told the people below that once they arrived at the palace, everyone should still address her as they had before, calling her "young lady" or "young miss", and never call her "madam" again.

After all, Zhao Rulan is no longer the eldest lady of the second branch of the Lu family.

"Take good care of yourself."

"Yes."

Zhao Rulan turned around and got on the carriage. Her personal maids Dingxiang and Ziwei also got on the carriage and served her. As for the other maids, they followed outside the carriage.

Zhao Shiyan is at the back.

He looked at Cheng Yu standing there and said, "Take care."

Cheng Yu was relieved that he didn't hear Zhao Shiyan say anything about love.

Madam Li also went to the palace with them.

Peach stayed.

She was originally from the Lu family, and Zhao Rulan never took her seriously. Even if Cheng Yu wanted it, she didn't care.

After everyone in the Zhao family had left, Taozi came forward.

"Miss Yu, everyone has left, let's go back too."

Cheng Yu turned around and looked at Taozi, "Why are you calling me like that?"

"Taozi will follow you from now on. It is only natural for me to call you Miss. Please accept the peach, Miss Yu."

Taozi said as she was about to kneel down.

Cheng Yu said: "Okay, there's no need for this between you and me."

"The lady said that you should stay with me. She also said that she would help you to clear your name and gave you a reward of 100 taels. Actually, you can take the money and go back to your home."

Taozi shook her head.

"If they sold me the first time, they can sell me the second time. Following them, I will only suffer."

"But it's different with Miss Yu. You treat me well and never treat me like a slave."

Whether in the Lu family or when the lady was imprisoned, she found that Yu'er was different from other maids. She never stepped on anyone.

It seems that in her eyes, everyone is the same.

She was even more equal to the beggars on the street and said some encouraging words to them.

Cheng Yu is a modern person, and her inherent thinking is that everyone is equal.

She treated Taozi, Dingxiang, Ziwei and others as colleagues. She did not try to please Dingxiang just because she was a senior maid, nor did she step on Taozi just because she was a lower-ranking maid.

It was her behavior that made Taozi feel warm inside.

She is willing to follow Cheng Yu.

Cheng Yu smiled.

Since Taozi is willing to stay, then let her stay and work with her. However, Cheng Yu has no plan to treat Taozi as a partner. She is the one who does the business, and Taozi will follow her. She will just be responsible for paying the monthly salary.

After the eldest lady was taken out of prison, the verdict of the Lu family was also issued.

It was learned that some of the Lu family’s female servants and maids had been sold.

Those who are rich can redeem themselves, but those who are poor can only wait to be sold.

Cheng Yu thought of the lotus.

She thought that if there was a lotus among the slaves to be sold, she would spend money to buy it for the woman who was so kind to her.

The prince asked Changfeng to give her five hundred taels of silver, and before leaving, the lady gave her a complete set of head jewelry.

She said it was her dowry headgear, a complete set, which she had never worn before, and it was brand new.

Cheng Yu opened it curiously and took a look. It was a set of rubies.

Worth a fortune.

She kept it in the system warehouse. It was a valuable item and she was afraid it would be stolen if she left it in the house.

Cheng Yu asked Taozi to look after the shop while she went to the back street.

When she arrived, she saw the Lu family's servants standing in a row to be selected. The cooks who could cook had already been chosen, and the pretty and good-looking ones had also been bought.

She saw the lotus flowers.

Lotus was sitting on the ground and someone came up and kicked her.

"You look good, why can't you walk?"

"He's a cripple? We can't keep a cripple. What's the point of keeping him if he can't do anything?"

The lotus became the one left behind. If it could not be bought by a good family, its final fate would be to be sold to a brothel at a low price.

Lotus was also panicked.

She seemed to see Cheng Yu in the crowd.

Later, Hehua told Cheng Yu that she seemed to have seen a fairy that day. She said that when Cheng Yu walked towards her, there was a layer of light on his body.

Cheng Yu bought lotus flowers.

Only five taels of silver were spent.

Cheng Yu carried the skinny He Hua on his back and walked home step by step.

He Hua cried all the way, and her tears, which could not be wiped away, soaked Cheng Yu's clothes.

She said that she belonged to Cheng Yu in this life and she would serve him like a slave.

Cheng Yu laughed.

"Who asked you to work like a slave for me? Don't you like cooking? Follow me and I will teach you how to cook. Let's open a big restaurant in the future."

Lotus continued to cry.

Cheng Yu continued speaking.

Lotus kowtowed three times on the ground.